Pisa,Italy

Once a maritime power to rival Genoa and Venice, Pisa now draws its fame from an architectural project gone terribly wrong: its iconic Leaning Tower. But the world-famous tower is only one of a trio of Romanesque splendours on the green carpet of the Piazza dei Miracoli – a serious rival to Venice’s Piazza San Marco for the title ofItaly’s most memorable square. Pisa has a centuries-old tradition as a university town and swarms with students (and peddlers flogging knock-off bags and watches).